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Josh Swindle
Why do corporations spend so much time on conference calls? They have conference calls about the conference calls to discuss the conference call next week. The power is in your people and customers. Get off the phone.
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Scott Messinger:
I think it's a function of having vague areas of responsibility. These days teams seem to form and disperse regularly, and too many people are ...MoreI think it's a function of having vague areas of responsibility. These days teams seem to form and disperse regularly, and too many people are responsible for too many things. Since no one is really sure who is responsible for what, the easiest way to keep everyone involved is just to have a big conference call.
Of course most people on the conference call won't be needed, but its easier to invite everyone to meetings than to set up a well-defined organizational structure.
83 weeks ago
Of course most people on the conference call won't be needed, but its easier to invite everyone to meetings than to set up a well-defined organizational structure.
83 weeks ago
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Meg Walsh:
it depends. you can knock out something fast in an hour if you have the right people on the call.
82 weeks ago
82 weeks ago
Josh Swindle
Can anyone become a good writer with enough practice? Ayn Rand states, "that anyone who can speak English grammatically can learn to write non fiction."She says that writing is like any other skill you have and with enough practice you can be great. What do you think?
Josh Swindle
I love this video! Is this the new way to recruit employees?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlH1BDWGYrw&feature
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Josh Swindle
Do you ever take time to observe? We all have instant communication at the touch of a button and I rarely just observe. So today when I went for coffee I left the cell phone and laptop in the car. I took only a notebook and ink pin. Its amazing the ideas that come to mind when all the chatter is gone. Plus the fact that I observed an elderly lady stealing the sugar holder. What else have I missed?
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Josh Swindle
How many opportunities do we miss because we didn’t put the extra effort into it? Recently, I spoke to a lady at the library about writing. She told me she had wrote six books, but none of them had been published yet. What struck me as odd was what she said next. “I’m really hoping that this next book will be published because I tried extra hard on it.” I’m wondering why she didn’t put the extra effort in the first six.
Ryan Paugh
Hey everybody, I'm heading to Saint Louis for the weekend to hang out with my girlfriend's sister and husband. Any local tips for places I should go and things I need to see? Hook me up before I leave tomorrow! Thanks in advance.
101 weeks ago from The Saint Louis Network and St. Louis, MO
Ryan Paugh:
Thanks for all of the advice guys. I had a great time visiting Saint Louis!
@Josh -- I didn't get to go to Drunken Fish, but I hung out in that ...MoreThanks for all of the advice guys. I had a great time visiting Saint Louis!
@Josh -- I didn't get to go to Drunken Fish, but I hung out in that neighborhood a lot. Very nice! Ate dinner at Liluma and had drinks at Sub Zero.
@Jenn -- I saw the World Naked Bike Ride on the news Saturday night. I skipped making an in-person appearance :)
100 weeks ago
@Josh -- I didn't get to go to Drunken Fish, but I hung out in that ...MoreThanks for all of the advice guys. I had a great time visiting Saint Louis!
@Josh -- I didn't get to go to Drunken Fish, but I hung out in that neighborhood a lot. Very nice! Ate dinner at Liluma and had drinks at Sub Zero.
@Jenn -- I saw the World Naked Bike Ride on the news Saturday night. I skipped making an in-person appearance :)
100 weeks ago
Jenn Cloud:
HA! Awesome! Yeah, everyone in my STL Twitter posse was talking about the bike ride! I still live in an adjacent county, but will be moving to ...MoreHA! Awesome! Yeah, everyone in my STL Twitter posse was talking about the bike ride! I still live in an adjacent county, but will be moving to where the action is late this summer! I can't wait!
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Josh Swindle
Thank you notes! Stop using your companies pre printed thank you notes. You know the ones i'm talking about, everything is done for you and all you have to do is sign your name. Hand write a thank you note! Hand writing is much more personal and it shows you care.
Ryan Healy, Ryan Paugh, Sharalyn Hartwell, Laura McCallum, Andrea V. Lewis, Christina, Scott Carver, Joy VanOeffelen and Seth Sandler and 6 others recommended this
Laura McCallum:
You are most welcome. We plan on working with them in the near future, just focused on getting some other things in place first. I really like the ...MoreYou are most welcome. We plan on working with them in the near future, just focused on getting some other things in place first. I really like the idea, since I used to do stamping and embossing of cards, was a lot of fun at the time, but don't have time any more, and like the idea of still being able to do the personal touch without lugging out all my craft supplies and stamping for 5 hours non stop- LOL For now I still have some personal cards left and am using them- and everyone comments on how much they like them.
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Marian Schembari
What do you guys thinking about only choosing one career? Do you really think it's necessary to pick a field and stick with it? Ex: I'm in publishing but also plan on attending pastry school. I'm not choosing pastry over publishing, I love them both. Gen X and above find this trait flaky. I see it as having a lot of passions. I wrote a post about this (http://bit.ly/7a70Vu) with mixed feedback. What do you think?
Tariq West:
I think it's all about being able to tell a compelling story around the different experiences that you've had such that you set yourself up for ...MoreI think it's all about being able to tell a compelling story around the different experiences that you've had such that you set yourself up for bold upward moves in whatever field you settle in at a given time. I've worked in everything from construction to food service to tech product management but it all makes sense in my head, how these experiences relate to and build on each other.
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kimkeen:
i dnt think it is really necessary to stick w one career, i mean i believe in exploring all potential so hw will u know so much about urself and ...Morei dnt think it is really necessary to stick w one career, i mean i believe in exploring all potential so hw will u know so much about urself and what u re capable of if u just stick to one thing? it gets so monotonous and really boring. thats wat i think
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